Ben Roethlisberger's 5 interceptions: What Steelers saw on each

PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger said there were too many interceptions for him to remember. There were five.

He said there are three defenders around Antonio Brown on every play. There aren't, but there were on his third interception of the day.

In truth the quarterback's picks did pile up quickly, lurching what was shaping up as another slow, but eventual Steelers win into an historically bad individual performance and a blowout loss for Pittsburgh.

Here is what his teammates and Roethlisberger himself could recall seeing and seeing go wrong on each of his five interceptions:

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Interception No. 1: First quarter, 1:33; 2nd & 10 at Pittsburgh's 46

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The Jaguars were in Cover-3 defense - a zone that divides the field in thirds – said tight end Vance McDonald, who was the intended receiver on the play.

Jacksonville would go on to run the same defense about 50 times in the game.

"It's just a good look, that backside route," McDonald said.

He confirmed Roethlisberger's throw came in behind him while blaming himself somewhat.

“I need to get my hand in there though and break that up," McDonald said.